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Meet Katie

Certified Mental Health Coach 

Before I introduce myself, I want to say THANK YOU!

Thank you for taking the time to hear my stories. 

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My name is Katie Anderson. I am single mother of 4 beautiful babies. I grew up within a big family. I have 6 sisters and believe it or not I am a twin.  I did not have the best up-brining. Since it's a long story I will share briefly the trauma I went through as a child. I will simply say I have experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, suicide, addictions, being a teen parent, dealing with betrayal, and more.

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My healing story,​

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My life has been full of challenges from the beginning. As a little girl my parents did not have a good relationship. My father was an alcoholic and was abusive towards my mother. My mother was a very depressed woman. When I was 7-years-old my mother died by suicide. I came home to a sight no 7-year-old should see. I was first sexually molested at 11 years old. I had 4 perpetrators by the time I was 14. I tried to speak up about it but nothing was done. It was like no one believed me, or it was somehow my fault.

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As a young child I was incredibly angry. I got into drugs, drinking, fighting, and sex at a young age. Most people, maybe all people around me thought I was a bad person, a child that could not be helped. Or it was something in my head. Who knows? 

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At the age of 17 I became a teen mom. I dropped out of school in 11th grade and started working full time. 

I can keep going but I will stop there. I will share more down the road. But the last thing I will share is when I hit rock bottom. It was 2012, I was going through a divorce. I was a struggling mom of 4 kids at 27 years old. I felt like I was the biggest failure in life. Now at that point in my life I never dealt with any of my emotions from my past trauma. In that moment when my life flashed before my eyes, I knew I could not allow my kids to feel my pain that I felt after my own mother died by suicide.

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So, what did I do?

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I joined every support group I could find—grief support groups, divorce support groups, mental health support groups. I attended yoga classes, one-on-one therapy, and prayer groups. I read countless books, pushed myself harder in the gym, and sought healing with everything I had. I was hungry to heal, to take control of my life. So, I jumped in with both feet.

And it changed everything.

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For the first time, I truly faced my past—no matter how painful it was. Through my healing journey, one powerful realization struck me: My mind is incredibly powerful. I have control over it. I have control over my healing. For years, I had unknowingly given my trauma the power to hold me back. But I learned that healing begins the moment we take that power back.

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Mindfulness became the key to my healing. Learning to be mindful of my thoughts took time, but it was life-changing. However, healing doesn't stop there—we must also learn to communicate our thoughts and emotions out loud.

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This is why I became a Mental Health Coach. I know what it feels like to be lost in trauma, to feel powerless in your own mind. But I also know what it means to rise. I have fought my mental battles, embraced my truth, and gained the tools to heal. Now, I help others do the same.

Healing is possible. You are stronger than your past. You are worthy of peace. And you don’t have to walk this journey alone.

 

Founder of Healing with Katie
Katie Anderson, REBT, NLPC, DBTC, CBTC, Grief Coach, Life Coach, Life Purpose Coach, and Mental Health Coach 

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Education Background 

 

  • Pursuing:

       Bachelors: Science Psychology Clinical Mental Health

 

  • Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan, Business and Marketing Associates

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  • 2-CBT: (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) 

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  • NLP: Practitioner Certification (Neuro-Logical Pathways)

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  • REBT: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Certification

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  • 3-DBT: Certifications in Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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  • Life Coach Certification 

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  • Child Relationship-Behavioral Therapy Certification 

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  • Engagement Therapy

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  • Grief and Bereavement Coaching Certification

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